MTA:SA launcher code

MTA:SA error CL08

MTA is offering to reset GTA's settings.

How to fix it

1. Start GTA single player from the same folder

   Open the game’s program file in the GTA installation that MTA uses. If single player works, do not reset its settings just because one server fails.

   Source: MTA help

2. Rename gta_sa.set to a backup name

   Only if GTA single player also fails to open.

   Close the game and find gta_sa.set in Documents → GTA San Andreas User Files. Rename only that file to a backup name. GTA then makes fresh settings the next time it starts.

   Careful: This resets your game settings. Keep the backup, and leave your saved-game files alone.

   Source: MTA help

3. Test GTA, exit it, then test MTA

   If GTA opens with the new settings, choose a supported resolution and exit the normal way before you start MTA. If it still fails, keep your backup. If it shows a missing-file or runtime error, follow that error instead of deleting more settings.

   Source: MTA help

These are the steps of the guide GTA fails to open or crashes before MTA starts.

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About this code

GTA's settings file can stop the game opening, for example after a resolution change. Resetting it is the documented fix for that case.

CL codes come from MTA's launcher, before the game starts: installing an update, finding GTA, loading MTA's own files or starting gta_sa.exe. MTA's own documentation gives CL08 as Settings-reset prompt.

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